| The utility of bronchoalveolar lavage findings in the diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis in children Aug 19th 2015, 01:45, by Robert J Yawn, Mohammad Fazili, Gwen Provo-Bell, Christopher T Wootten : Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) nucleated cell counts and the lipid-laden alveolar macrophage index (LLMI) have been investigated in predicting chronic aspiration as well as reflux esophagitis with variable results. To date, BAL neutrophil percentages and the LLMI have not been described in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). |
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